Blackouts will end when Lake Malawi is filled to the brim – Escom

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has told Malawians that for the country to have no power cuts, Lake Malawi must be filled with water to the brim.

Blackouts are order of the day.

Escom made the claim through its Facebook page after a customer posted a question on the page asking if the rains that have been falling have been enough to raise water on Lake Malawi to necessary levels.

Responding to the query, the electricity supplier said the rains are falling but Lake Malawi is yet to have required water levels.

“Tikufuna yodzadzitsa Nyanja. Mvula ikugwa koma nyanja sikudzadza. Madzi akali ophwera ndipo sakukwana kuphika magetsi. Koma tili ndi chiyembekezo kuti mvula ikapitilira zinthu zisintha.” (The rains that have fallen so far have not been enough to fill the Lake. Water levels are still low and we cannot manage to generate power but we are hopeful the situation will change),” said Escom.

However some people on the same platform argued with boldness that Escom is not serious with the service they deliver.

Over the past five months there have been persistent blackouts across Malawi with some areas going over 24 hours without power.

That’s rubbish! Accept that this Escom is composed of useless so called Engenders with empty minds, all they know is travelling and getting allowances! Doctors show their skills by personally working on the patient himself/ herself, but you Engenders you just sit in the office reading newspapapers why not brain storming to solve this problem affecting our nation, Malawi is on the verge of closing down if not checked

Why Cant We Try To Recycle The water From Lake Malawi . Just Think Alot Of Water Goes Down The Shire River And Never Come Back But We Need That Water To Turn Our Machines. So Why Cant We Turn That Water Back Into Our Lake Again, We Have To Set Up Some Pumps And Long Pipes From Lower Shire Pumping Water Back To The Lake For Electricty Generation

When did we start feeling the pains of black out ? Even when the water level is high you hear stories of monkeys electrocuted, people are cultivating along shire river hence the trush , the generators needs rewinding by an Indian company , the transmission wires and poles are out dated so many excuses that will never end , don’t tell us just leave us alone. We sick and tired to hear lies.

2+2=4 even if you try to sorve it hundred times nothing will change the answer,as long as it is the same power stations,generating the same amount of power megga watts,even if lake is filled,these power stations will only generate the power which they are capable of,to solve the problem,Escom must first upgrade the power station,to generate the power equivalent to the grid demand,Escom is falling back than increasing demand for electricity power in Malawi

I think we shouldn’t brem Escom but Malawians should brem ourselves as Escom is saying Guys tanyanya kudula mitengo this is causing siltation of rivers so as the lake and this lowers water table i have seen alot of chacoal kuotchedwa mmizindamu inu mukuona kuti zomangodula chilengedwe mwachisawawa ndizabwino? I think God should intervene about this ndithu

As we all know Malawi, soon there will be a scandal concerning Escom that they bought water bouncers to pour water into the lake so the lake can be filled to the brim, as if that’s possible. Cry my country

Kkkkkk does this make any sense? ? So you mean there is need to extend the Lake Malawi so it should keep much water?? Which brim are u talking about? Why taking people ku ntoso ngati nyamaa yaaa….? Ok…muona ikatha mvula atiuza za zinyalala …esh kkkkk

Just tell the nation the truth that you made a mistake by selling off those machines at a give away price to Zimbabwe because of your master’s unsatiable appetite for quick money.You thought you would replace them with new machines upon receipt of World Bank money which you also missappropriated.

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To say the truth you ara failures, during the times of Bakili Muluzi there was also not enough rains but electricity was there and we have never heard kuti magetsi kuti asiye kuzima nyanja ikhute to the brim, this is a total lie. Tell us the truth escom, or just tel us to hav Solar Energy because you hav Failed.